Cook County
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Notes on ReligionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Your faith To have your information included, e-mail it each week by noon on Tuesday to faith@dailyherald.com, fax it to (847) 680-0189 or mail to Religion listings...
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A flood of volunteers help hold waters backAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As water in the Chain O' Lakes continues to rise ominously, officials say it would be easier to predict the next few days if they actually knew how much water is coming ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Should stay onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert has sidestepped questions about whether he will retire early from office. He should stay on until the end, if only to prevent a special election...
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Homes, businesses await service, cleanup goes onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Chain saws ripped into tall trees sprawled over streets, cars and homes. Pumps pulled dark water from dank basements. Traffic signals surged again to life. But repair...
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It's just a mess along the FoxAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Penny Gebhardt battled a rising Fox River on Friday the only way she could -- with three able-bodied grandkids and a sump pump that was working overtime. "Obviously, it'...
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Excitement turns to disappointmentAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Scott Zari woke up Friday and wondered like most high school football players in the northwest suburbs. The Conant senior linebacker wondered if Thursday's wild weather ...
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Two hospitalized after Schaumburg Road crashAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - All lanes of Schaumburg Road were closed for three hours Friday afternoon between Knollwood Drive and Barrington Road after two cars collided at Pembroke Drive in Schaum...
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Amputee golfer helps others show they can playAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The epiphany for Dennis Ithal came the first time he played golf after losing his left arm in a saw mill accident. He and his brother were about to tee off on a 125-yard...
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Wade, watch, worry as Des Plaines River risesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As she stares out into the water surrounding her Des Plaines summer cottage, Pat Green makes a decision. "Everything I own is in there," the 74-year-old Chicago woman sa...
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Ladies put on their red hats, hit the townAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven hundred women in red hats filled the Palmer House Hilton ballroom in Chicago Friday evening, listening to Sue Ellen Cooper and Linda Murphy tell funny stories. Ev...